Caracterização de pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 1 do sul do Brasil: complicações crônicas e fatores associados

Characterization

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of patients with type

1

diabetes mellitus in

Southern Brazil:

chronic complications and associated factors

characterization of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in southern brazil: chronic complications and associated factors Ticiana C. Rodrigues1*, Miriam Pecis2, Luis Henrique Canani3, Luciana Schreiner4, Caroline K Kramer5, Karina Biavatti6, Bruno Macedo7, Jorge F Esteves8, Mirela J Azevedo9 Study conducted at the Division of Endocrinology of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Post-Graduate Program: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

*Correspondência: Serviço de Endocrinologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 - Prédio 12 - 4º andar Porto Alegre – RS, Brazil CEP: 90035-003

Abstract Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of chronic vascular complications and associated factors in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods. Cross-sectional study with type 1 DM patients seen in the Endocrinology Division of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Patients were evaluated for presence of chronic vascular complications. Results. We evaluated 573 patients, mean age of 33 years. The presence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) was observed in 43.3%. Diabetes duration [OR: 1.07, CI95%: 1.03 to 1.11, P